Eric Levenstein

• Insolvency, Business Rescue & Restructuring
• Dispute Resolution
• Intellectual Property

• Represented a large group of foreign creditors (noteholders) in the business rescue proceedings of Southgold Exploration (Pty) Limited
• Advised a consortium of international lenders (UK) in connection with finance and restructuring advice of Lonmin (mining) and Edcon (retail)
• Advisor to the business rescue practitioners of Optimum Coal Mine
• Advised on the insolvency of Nortel Networks (UK) (multi-national telecommunications) in respect of its South African subsidiary
• Advised the foreign trustees of SunEdison Inc in respect of the local wind-down of their South African subsidiaries
• Advised Nedbank, a major creditor of Stuttafords (retail) in the course of its business rescue proceedings
• Advised the directors and shareholders of South African Calcium Carbide in respect of its business rescue proceedings
• Advisor to the business rescue practitioners of Basil Read, Group Five, and Consolidated Infrastructure Group (construction)
• Advisor to Standard Bank in respect of its exposure to CMC Ravenna (Italian)
• Advisor to various stakeholders in the business rescue proceedings of South African Airways (SAA)
• Advisor to Comair Limited and its business rescue practitioners
• Advisor to SAA and Mango Airlines in Mango's business rescue proceedings
• Represents a major foreign conglomerate in the IT Industry in respect of major litigation in the South African Court
• Advisor to Nedbank, Standard Bank, Sasfin Bank, Investec Bank, and Absa Bank in respect of the recovery of corporate debt exposure in various financially distressed companies
• Advising directors, shareholders, creditors, business rescue practitioners, and liquidators on their rights in business rescue and insolvency proceedings
• Advising foreign and local clients in respect of the effect that relevant legislation will have on securities held by such clients in various companies filing for business rescue and insolvency proceedings
• Represented various shareholders and directors in respect of disputes involving corporate governance and liability issues
• Advising numerous clients as to the impact of the insolvent trading provisions of the Companies Act on the personal liability of directors

• LLD – Doctorate of Laws (Business Rescue), University of Pretoria, 2016
• Diploma in Insolvency Law, University of Johannesburg, 1997
• Higher Diploma in Tax, University of the Witwatersrand, 1993
• Higher Diploma in Company Law, University of the Witwatersrand, 1991
• LLB, University of the Witwatersrand, 1986
• BCom, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 1984

• "Eric Levenstein is a best-in-class insolvency and business rescue expert" " He is the face of business rescue in South Africa" - Chambers Global, 2022
• Appointed Chairman of The South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Association (SARIPA) in January 2019
• Appointed Board Member of INSOL International (a worldwide group of Insolvency Practitioners (INSOL)) for a period of three years (November 2018 to November 2021)
• Appointed Chairman of the INSOL Insolvency Practitioners Group (June 2017 to June 2023). The committee is made up of a working group of international lawyers, accountants and insolvency practitioners with a focus on cutting edge issues involving insolvency, rescue, and liquidation 
• Recognised in international rating publications as a:
  • Thought Leader Africa by Who's Who Legal | 2023 | Asset Recovery
  • Ranked lawyer (Band 1) by Chambers Global | 2017- 2022 | Restructuring / Insolvency
  • Ranked as a leading lawyer by Who's Who Legal | 2014, 2016 – 2020 | Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Ranked by Best Lawyers | 2019 | Insolvency and Reorganisation Law
  • Ranked as a highly commended lawyer by Legal 500 | 2012 – 2017 | Dispute Resolution (Business Rescue)
  • Ranked as a recommended lawyer by PLC Which Lawyer | 2013 | Restructuring and Insolvency
• Has given numerous presentations on insolvency, business rescue, and director's liability
• A regular contributor to the media on the effect of business rescue on companies and creditors, insolvency, and director's liability
• Contributor to the German Münchener Kommentar on South African Insolvency Law – EuInsVO 2015

Authorship

• Author of South African Business Rescue Procedure (published in October 2017 by Lexis Nexis) and updates